Dear Guillermo – How can I ever express the immensity of what you have given to us all here on tORN – the enormity of your generous soul, your shining enthusiasm and passion, the glimpses of hope you shared, the grasps of your extraordinary visions that kept us talking for weeks & years, your vitality and excitement in looking forward to creating the Hobbit, your cheek and humour, your devotion and dedication... *sigh –This news... it feels like someone punched a hole in my heart, I feel sad, like losing a friend whose visit was too short, a silent mentor... life throws us all some amazing twists and turns - this is one of them.Personally, I wanted to say thank-you for being such an inspiration, and a allowing us all to take the ride with you through this part of The Hobbits journey. Thank-you for the respect and affection you showed for Tolkien’s work and to all of us fans here. I know your stamp will be in the scripting so not all is lost. You’ll always be a Tornsib to me, to us, always part of the family. I hope you pop in every now and again to tORN after the dust settles –heck, otherwise we will miss your wit and charm.I will though remain optimistic, I put a little pocket of hope aside – my hope is that there is the chance that you will consider some Directorship involvement in the Hobbit/s down the track, just one Hobbit film, and I will still be looking for your cameo appearance – I really did want to see you running around in the background with your shirt over your head... and I will be looking forward to seeing your larger than life creative signature throughout the films, especially Smaug. There lie my hopes.I’m not going to say ‘good-bye’ – but I am going to wish you every future success, a field full of dreams realized, every opportunity to be laid at your feet, a wealth of happiness, and the luck of the Hobbits.Bless you, you rascal! Elven